Cannabis: Marijuana under the Microscope

Ted Kinsman

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A unique mix of art and science, this fresh and visually stunning survey celebrates the extraordinary beauty and diversity of the world’s most controversial plant: Cannabis sativa. Cutting-edge scanning electron microscope images, combined with light micrographs and X-rays, bring this captivating plant vividly to life. Meticulously photographed over the course of three years, the 140 color images are arranged by germination, stem, leaf, male flower, female flower, and roots, accompanied by explanations of what the viewer is seeing. The cannabis plant has had a complicated relationship with humans through the ages, and each image was selected with this in mind, highlighting unique and frequently bizarre features. This unusual photographic collection reveals the microscopic features of the marijuana plant as never before seen in one volume.

Ted Kinsman is an associate professor in the Photographic Sciences Department at Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, New York, where he teaches high-speed photography and scanning electron microscopy. He holds degrees in optics, physics, and science education. Starting an early age, Kinsman has been interested in physics, optics, nature, and photography. He got his first microscope in grade school and has continued to upgrade microscopes throughout his life. He currently maintains a scanning electron microscope in his living room. Kinsman has taught physics, worked for the Naval Research Labs and Cornell University, and repaired bicycles at Yosemite National Park. Specializing in producing photographs to teach science, his work has appeared on television shows and in books and magazines.